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Recognised as Colour

#8F52E9

  • #8F52E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F52E9 is a violet with RGB values 143, 82, 233 and HSL 264°, 77%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F52E9#8F52E9
HEX#8F52E9
RGBrgb(143, 82, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3216, 0.9137
RGB percentages56.1%, 32.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(264.2, 77.4%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 64.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK38.6%, 64.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,392,873
CSS custom property--colour: #8F52E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#70AD16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#797597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACE952
Analogous#5261E9, #DB52E9
Triadic#E98F52, #52E98F
Split complementary#E9DA52, #61E952
Tetradic#E95261, #ACE952, #52E9DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7DAFA
Lighter +20%#CAACF5
Lighter +10%#AC7FEF
Darker −10%#7225E3
Darker −20%#5B18BD
Darker −30%#451290
Darker −40%#2F0D62
More saturated +25%#8B3CFF
Less saturated −25%#946AD1

Channel breakdown

R143
G82
B233
Red143 (56.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue264.24°
Saturation (HSL)77.44%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 52 · B E9

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